Classic 80s Hacker Movie War Games Getting 'Reboot'

Yes, Hollywood has run out of ideas. News just in is that the monolithic movie industry is to remake the classic 1983 hacker and noughts and crosses film War Games.

The original, starring Matthew Broderick and Ally Sheedy featured a lad who goes from hacking High School results to doing battle with the military.

The 'reboot', according to Deadline has Seth Gordon in the director's chair.

Gordon "made his breakthrough with the gaming documentary The King of Kong, most recently directed the New Line comedy Horrible Bosses, with Colin Farrell, Kevin Spacey, Jennifer Aniston, Jason Bateman, Jason Sudeikis and Jamie Foxx."